Key Terms
hunter-gatherer
These early humans hunted animals and gathered plants for food.
What is Beringia?
Ice Age glaciers made travel difficult, but also exposed this land bridge.
Early Americans are believed to have come from this continent.
What is Asia?
Early tools were mostly made from this hard, sharp material.
stone
What is my favorite color?
Black
Beringia
This ancient land bridge connected Asia and North America.
What is a glacial period?
The Ice Age is also known as this type of period.
This land bridge was used to migrate into North America.
What is Beringia?
This animal part was sometimes used for making tools.
bones
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Do I have any tattoos?
yes
migration
The movement of people from one region to another is called this.
What are glaciers?
These massive, slow-moving rivers of ice shaped the land.
Why did early americans want to to follow animals or find food?
A likely reason why early people migrated to the Americas.
Different environments meant early people had to adapt their...
environment
How many dogs do I have?
2
glacial period
A long period of cold temperatures when glaciers covered much of the Earth.
What is about 12,000 years ago?
The Ice Age ended around this many years ago.
After entering North America, early Americans spread across the continent looking for these two main things.
food and better living conditions
Who were the hunters and gatherers?
Hunters were usually males, and gatherers were usually females.
What University did I graduate from?
UCONN
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interglacial period
The warmer time between ice ages.
During the ice age sea levels dropped, exposing ______.
Land bridge
How did early people move to new places?
They walked across a land bridge.
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What materials did they use to make tools?
Stone, bone, and wood.
Who are my two favorite artist?
The Weeknd & Kanye West